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Averell Harriman presented the Harriman Cup to Dick Durrance in 1937 and again in 1940. The Dartmouth skier and Olympian retired it after winning it three times. W. Averell Harriman was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1969.
William Averell Harriman (Nueva York, 15 de noviembre de 1891-Yorktown Heights, Nueva York, 26 de julio de 1986) fue un político, hombre de negocios y diplomático estadounidense, miembro del Partido Demócrata.
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat.
Exterior view with diplomat and journalist W. Averell Harriman and wife Marie standing next to a group of children. Thought to have been taken while W. Averell Harriman and party were touring in Uzbekistan.
Born in Arden, New York, Averell Harriman was a man of great influence on the world's diplomatic scene. Among other positions, Harriman served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Ambassador to both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union (at different times), and he was the 48 th Governor of New York.
In a deal that was called the biggest in the history of American shipping, Harriman's company took over the prewar trade routes of the Hamburg-American Line, making Averell one of the most powerful figures in American shipping. Averell was also active on Wall Street, where with his brother E. Roland Harriman he formed the investment house of W ...
The Library also has available through interlibrary loan a separate 21 page oral history interview with W. Averell Harriman conducted by the Iroquois Research Center. This oral history transcript may be read, quoted from, cited, and reproduced for purposes of research.
